I hope he can still say “Yippee ki yay”
At one point he bought two boxes of Girl Scout cookies for each insisted person in the US military
I believe his family has previously said that he either barely or no longer speaks. And this was a while ago.
Bruce is a great guy. He came to my home base in Kuwait in 03 or 04. I met him for a sec for a picture opportunity. I had a mission into Iraq the next day, and my unit took him up on an orientation flight around Kuwait and let him fly the plane (C-23) a little bit that day. They got to pal around with him for a few hours. Said he was super cool. He went into Balad Iraq the next day on a c130 I think. I’ll dig up some pics on my computer in a few. I can only image host the link. Maybe you can post them here.
he phrase, which combines the exclamation “Yippee-ki-yay” with a profanity, was crafted by co-screenwriter Steven E. de Souza, who drew inspiration from the cowboy catchphrase “Yippee-ki-yah” popularized by Roy Rogers on his 1950s television show.
I couldn’t find the one where he signed “Yippee ki yay” M. Fkers on a Chinook. But here are a few of him and my unit and Platoon Sgt.
https://imgur.com/a/uBNe9oX